homo stultens @mediocreape@qoto.org
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The more strongly held a belief, the more likely it is to be wrong.
The stochastic nature of interconnection in contemporary 'globalised' 'culture' means there is no Good way to do things, only a commitment to continuous striving to do things less badly. As a starting point, rather than basing action on the assumption that you are correct, begin by assuming you are incorrect and reevaluate.
Liao Yiwu: "a female student dressed in black wearing a black mask held up a piece of blank white paper in front of her chest and stood silently before the steps of the Drum Tower at the center of the Nanjing Communication University campus. A cold wind was blowing, but she remained motionless as a statue. After a while, a political counselor ran over and took the blank paper from her hands. A passer-by asked, "Blank paper is no threat. Why take it away?"
The student remained motionless, holding the superfluous "blank paper" in both her hands."
Only asking because I'm hoping to provide a bit of balance to the 'day of the rope' discourse.
Can you say "kill whitey" on qoto? Obviously not in a literal 'advocacy of race-based murder' sense, but in the 60s counterculture 'kill the policeman in your head' sense?
Questioning others teaches us only to reinforce our own biases.
Question *ourselves* to teach ourselves.
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The more strongly held a belief, the more likely it is to be wrong.
